The Role
To maintain a range of buildings services, plant and equipment, which can sometimes be complex and non-routine by diagnosing and repairing faults as they occur.
Maintain NHSL’s mechanical, electrical plumbing, associated building services plant and building fabric assets to a high standard.
This will include the planning and prioritising on a day-to day basis of their workload and material management requirements to include documentation, completion and sign off. The post holder will provide technical expertise when required including operating and maintaining safe and efficient systems of work for all building services.These include a variety of premises ranging from large acute hospital sites to health centres and clinics and other service level agreement buildings.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
Completion of apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Bias plus an HNC or equivalent, with additional non-core training qualification at SVQ level or equivalent.
In addition:
1. Experience of working in an estates service environment.
2. Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislative requirements.
3. Experience of inspecting and planning working in relation to PPM and Reactives.
4. Requirement to undertake in house training relevant to position such as specific statutory training, Archibus, Learnpro and Toolbox Talks.
Additional knowledge through training is also required for Portable appliance testing, periodic testing washer disinfectors, maintenance person sterilisers, asbestos awareness, legionella awareness and prevention, tube system maintenance, plc controllers, steam/Boilers etc to achieve competency and / or accreditation.
5. Accredited Boiler/Steam course resulting in postholders gaining accreditation and ensuring the organisation meets HSE and Insurance requirements regards competent persons.
6. Specific Medical Gas training and Medical Gas Pipeline Systems training is provided to ensure post holders have the required knowledge and can be deemed competent persons.
7. Sterilisers and autoclave accredited courses are provided to ensure competent person status.
8. Healthcare Ventilation course to ensure competent person status.
9. Specialist manufacturer courses are provided for unique equipment used in and industrial scale e.g. Specialist laundry equipment.
10. Car Driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence
Post holders are also required to develop additional skills through training provided in other specialist areas e.g. Complex Air Conditioning systems as evidenced throughout the Job description. Such systems require additional theoretical knowledge in order to understand their function and complexity.
Multiple additional courses are evidenced via training records that current Post holders have been required to undertake and maintain to ensure legislative compliance and can be made available upon request.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
11. Must have served at least a 4 year apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and achieved City & Guilds Part 3, ONC or equivalent.
12. Basic training in Health & safety,Manual handling and CPR.
13. Been or currently appointed as a Competent Persons in a suitable technical discipline
14. Have worked on a wide range of electrical, mechanical equipment, both commercial and domestic
15. Extensive experience post apprenticeship within a plant service environment
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in PSSD Maintenance within Law House
The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
16. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
17. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
18. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
19. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
20. Occupational health services
21. Employee counselling services
22. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .